New Light on Ancient Egypt by G. Maspero, Elizabeth Lee (Translated by)
200.00 NZD
Category: World History
The third impression of Elizabeth Lee's English language translation of French Egyptologist Gaston Maspero study of Egypt. Illustrated with thirty-eight photographic plates. Collated, complete. Published in the original French as 'Causeries d'Egypte' in 1907, Maspero's work discusses his observations ...Show more
Korean Ancient Origins: Stories of People and Civilisation
30.00 NZD
Category: World History
Korea's myths and folklore are rooted in the ancient history of a land inhabited since Neolithic times. The earliest years are subject to myth with some references to the Gojoseon Kingdom being found in the northern region of Korea and Southern province of China in the 2300s BCE. Records become more rel ...Show more
Sparman's Voyage by Andrew Sparrman
1900.00 NZD
Category: World History
A Voyage to The Cape of Good Hope towards the Antarctic Polar Circle, and Round the World; But Chiefly into The country of the Hottentots and Caffres, from The Year 1772, to 1776. 2 Volumes
The Little Black Princess of the Never-Never by Mrs. Aeneas Gunn
85.00 NZD
Category: World History
The Little Black Princess of the Never-Never.
Motor Tours in the West Country by Rodolph Stawell
25.00 NZD
Category: World History
Motor Tours in the West Country.
Anthony Trollope in Australia by Marcie Muir
20.00 NZD
Category: World History
Anthony Trollope In Australia.
The Epic of Gilgamesh by N K Sandars, N. K. Sandars
30.00 NZD
Category: Fiction | Series: Penguin Classics Ser.
Andrew George's "masterly new translation" (The Times) of the world's first truly great work of literatureMiraculously preserved on clay tablets dating back as much as four thousand years, the poem of Gilgamesh, king of Uruk, is the world's oldest epic, predating Homer by many centuries. The story tells ...Show more
Anglo-Jewish Portraits by Alfred Rubens
400.00 NZD
Category: Judaism
Anglo-Jewish Portraits A Biographical Catalogue of Engraved Anglo-Jewish and Colonial Portraits from the Earliest Times to the Accession of Queen Victoria
Concise Universal Biography. 2 Vols by Hammerton, Sir J. A.(Editor)
60.00 NZD
Category: Reference
A Dictionary of the Famous Men and Women of All Countries and All Times recording the Lives of more than 20,000 Persons and arranged for Reading or Reference. Profusely Illustrated with Authentic Portraits and other Pictorial Documents. 2 vols.
England and Englishness by John Lucas
12.00 NZD
Category: World History
John Lucas' study examines how the notion of Englishness is expressed in English poetry. His subject is not patriotism, but the way poets are forced to place themselves in a tradition, a relationship to the State and the Establishment, sometimes as apologists, sometimes as rebels and outsiders.
The Life and Voyages of Christopher Columbus by Irving Washington
150.00 NZD
Category: World History
The Life and Voyages of Christopher Columbus
American Pictures by Samuel Manning
175.00 NZD
Category: World History
The book features a series of illustrations and descriptive passages that depict various aspects of American society, including its people, cities, and rural scenes. Manning’s observations offer a snapshot of the country during a time of significant change, capturing the contrasts between the urban and ...Show more